J065--FY26: Canon CT Service Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (Orlando VA Healthcare System) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for maintenance services on a Canon CT scanner. The notice, posted on March 12, 2026, indicates the government's intention to award the contract exclusively to Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. The procurement is being conducted under 41 USC 3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, which governs sole source acquisitions. This procurement falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business size standard of $34.0 million. The equipment in question is identified as Prime-SP.000-CT and is located at the Orlando Healthcare System facility at 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, Florida.

The objective of this Special Notice is to solicit alternative vendors who believe they possess the technical capability to provide the required maintenance service agreement for the Canon CT scanner, thereby allowing the government to validate whether the sole source award to Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. is truly justified. Interested vendors must submit a complete technical package providing clear and convincing evidence of their capability to perform the maintenance services by the deadline of March 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Submissions should be directed to Contracting Officer Benjamin Amato at benjamin.amato@va.gov. While the government welcomes responses to evaluate the sole source justification, no payment will be provided for any submitted information. This represents the only notice of the government's intent to solicit and award this contract, and all submissions will be considered solely for the purpose of validating the requirement as sole source.